bolt bucket: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- A disparaging term used to refer to a contemptible, insignificant, or undesirable person; exact connotations and regional distribution vary and the term is chiefly slang.
Examples
BetaNobody wanted to sit next to Tom at the party; he was such a bolt bucket with his rude comments.
Nadie quería sentarse junto a Tom en la fiesta; era un patán con sus comentarios groseros.
She called him a bolt bucket after he ruined the team's chances with his careless mistake.
Ella lo llamó patán después de que arruinara las posibilidades del equipo con su error descuidado.
Don’t be a bolt bucket and try to help out instead of causing trouble all the time.
No seas un patán y trata de ayudar en lugar de causar problemas todo el tiempo.
Examples:
- EN: Can't believe the little bolt bucket's actually waiting on that guy.ES: No puedo creer que el cubo de tornillos esté realmente sirviendo a ese tipo.
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